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A shattering revenge attackMexton's Major Crimes team is targeted by an Albanian crime gang as an explosion rips through the unit's base. For DC Mel Cotton - the attack is all too personalDC Tom Ferris is seriously injured in the blast. His fiancée, Mel, maybe physically unharmed but she's dealing with wounds you can't see. She's determined to return to work, but is she ready?Death on her doorstepMel's latest case is close to home - investigating a body found in her and Tom's garden, the body of someone last heard of in Australia. Can she catch the murderer? And can anyone stop the Albanian crime gang on their ruthless campaign of revenge?

Through his poems, Brian Price captures the pain and anguish of those who have experienced generational abuse, delving deep into the emotional scars that such experiences leave behind. However, amidst the darkness, Price weaves in moments of humor and levity, sharing funny stories and beautiful words that will leave readers smiling. Price doesn't shy away from addressing the problems that plague America, including inequality and political corruption. He challenges readers to reflect on these issues and to take action to bring about positive change.

Death stalks MextonWhen a spate of poisonings hits the town of Mexton, DC Mel Cotton and her colleagues are left perplexed. All the deaths seem to be ingeniously planned and the police cannot see anything obvious to connect the victims.Is a vigilante at work?Jenny Pike, reporter for the Mexton Messenger, seems to think there's a link and she's not afraid to publish her controversial theories. All the victims seem to have got away with harming people in some way. Is that the connection?Fear from the EastAlready stretched to the limit, Mel and her colleagues also face another huge challenge. A ruthless Albanian gang has launched a crime wave in the area and someone has murdered a notorious blackmailer.How will the team cope? With a serial poisoner at large, is anyone safe?

DC Mel Cotton is back with a new case to solve, the murder of Duncan Bennett, an unassuming worker at a local confectionary warehouse. As Mel's team investigate, one key question remains... who would want 'boring' Duncan dead? And the case soon becomes far more complex and dangerous than expected, threatening to overwhelm Mexton's small police force. With terrorists, a paedophile network and a hitman in town, Mel and her colleagues face their greatest challenge yet. Mel's own courage will be tested to the limits and no-one is safe. Who is stirring up hatred and violence in the area? And can Mel prevent herself from becoming too involved and putting her life in severe jeopardy?

Are We All Doomed to Become Our Parents? Terrified he's becoming just like his father, Wyatt Lewis, a disillusioned millennial, breaks up with his fiancée to chase his childhood dream - a fresh start in Southern California. Once in San Diego, Wyatt reunites with an old friend, Summer Harrison, while falling hard for the elusive and free-spirited, Leah Murphy. Summer and Leah show Wyatt a dazzling world littered with lavish speakeasies, egregious drug use, and overpriced cocktails. Surrounded by fake glamor and stuck in a terrible corporate job, Wyatt's escape quickly turns into his worst nightmare. Overworked, alone, and filled with regret, the aspiring writer spirals down a self-destructive path that forces him to confront the violent past he ran away to California to forget. In his raw, hilarious, and dark debut novel, Brian Price showcases our world, on the verge of the COVID-19 pandemic, through the eyes of a sarcastic and stubborn narrator as he attempts to drown his family's demons.

Glasgow, 1999Reaching the point of no return, Martina is ready to make her move. After years of being the victim, it's now time to turn the tables.Mexton, 2019The small grey-haired woman grimaced as she entered the police station, dragging a tartan shopping trolley containing her husband's head.'What are you useless buggers going to do about this?'DC Melanie Cotton's fledgling career is about to take an interesting turn. Freshly promoted to CID, Mel is excited by this disturbing and mysterious case - her first murder investigation as a detective.She's determined to make her markBut, as she discovers, there's far more to this case than a gruesome killing, and Mel's skills and courage are about to tested to the limit.

Brian Price theorizes regret as an important political emotion that allows us to understand our convictions as habits of perception rather than as the signs of moral courage, teaches us to give up our expectations of what might appear, and prepares us to realize the steps toward changing institutions.

A major rethinking of Robert Bresson, establishing him as a radical, political artist.

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